Re: Yes people do need data service while they're on a voice call Mitch, I think I would be connected with as many devices as I had around, using them all.

So, yes, I could see not needing the dual-functionality if my iPad was near, but stepping out from a meeting, as a passenger in a car, in line to board a plane--wow, actually, as I'm beginning to do the inventory, this is a bigger need than I thought!

Re: WE NEED DATA AND VOICE WORKING TOGETHER Thats right you got money to blow.. some of us don't so we get a mobile devices that dose it all, simple
And the phone just has a good battery life period my wife has t-mobile she talk and surf and her battery last just as long as mine. So spark did not make my battery life better samsung just build a great device...

Re: WE NEED DATA AND VOICE WORKING TOGETHER There's a guy on the net who reviews movies as Hulk, and his reviews are always in all caps, so whenever I see a post in all caps I end up reading it in my mind using Hulk's voice.

Anyway, I believe the goal of all the wireless companies is to eventually go to Voice over LTE (VoLTE). In that case, voice is just another data packet, so voice and data will work just fine on all LTE phones, Sprint included.

In the mean time I personally prefer the extra battery life. But if I were a tech that need data while I was talking, I'd get a tablet with a data plan.

Re: WE NEED DATA AND VOICE WORKING TOGETHER Seriously though, seems like it was a choice between the Spark-compatible phones having decent battery life and multi-tasking. Note that they turn the radios off depending on what frequency you're on at the time (800/1900/2600).

So the real choice is probably whether you want a phone that can handle simultaneous voice and data or a phone with decent battery life.

WE NEED DATA AND VOICE WORKING TOGETHER WHO NEEDS A SPARK WHEN YOU CAN TALK AND SEND MMS, WHO NEEDS A SPARK WHEN YOU CAN USE GOOGLE MAPS AND NAVIGATE YOURS WHILE YOU TALK, WHO NEEDS A SPARK WHEN YOU CAN USE YOUR SKYDIVE, YOUR DROP BOX, YOUR FACEBOOK, YOUR WHATSAPP, KIK WHILE ON THE PHONE WHO NEEDS SPARK, WE WHERE DOING JUST FINE. SPRINT NEED TO WORK ON THERE CALL QULITY BEFORE THEY SPARK ANY ONE, TOO MY DROP CALLS. THE CEO OF SPRINT NEED TO FIRE THE PERSON WHO CAME UP WITH THIS SPARK BS

WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, WE ARE NOT IN THE STONE AGE ANYMORE, WE STOP USING FLIP PHONES, (NO OFFENES TO WHO DOES) WE ALL NEED TO MULTI-TASK I DO IT EVER DAY WHILE I AM AT WORK, I AM A FIELD TECH SO I NEED MY VOICE AND DATA SIRVICE TO BE WORKING AT ALL TIME MOST OF THE TIME IN THE FEEL WE COMMNICATE WITH EMAILS, NOW I CAN'T GET AN EMAIL WHILE I AM ON THE PHONE SAD I AM SWITCHING. I HARDLY GET GOOD SIRVICE IN MY HOUSE, BUT I WAS A LOYAL COSTUMER TO SPRINT BUT NOT NO MORE THIS IS THE STREW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK I AM A MULTI-TASKER AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE, SPRINT JUST SHOT THERESELF IN THE LEG SPARK THIS!! SPRINT CRIPPLED THE S5